Day Two Pictures - Colonial Williamsburg
We started off our visit by going into the courtyard of the Governor's mansion.
We listened to this carriage maker for a little bit.
We checked out a barn where the carriage horses were kept.
*grin*
Out beside the carriage house, two men were cutting a log.
We wanted to see if the mansion was as fancy as the barn, so we joined a group at these gates:
Before beginning the official tour, we were shown to a large room
On entering the foyer, we were asked to tell from the decor what type of man the Governor was:
A trip upstairs allowed us to see intimate details of Colonial life
This room was across the hall:
Grand balls were held in the ballroom of the mansion.
After touring the inside of the mansion, we enjoyed a walk in the Governor's garden:
Wandering down the main street, we took a tour of the George Wythe house
Behind the George Wythe house, we met a cook in the separate cook house.
Inside the house, there were many surprises like this:
Wandering further down the main street, we eventually wandered into the graveyard.
This stone shows some of the workmanship involved in these markers.
This tells who the above stone is for:
We even got TazGirl to help us get an idea of the size of an adult woman:
While Madmartigan and I looked at graves, Avatar was fascinated by this gentleman:
Wanting to get out of the hot sun, we went into the church for a sit-down
At one point, we found something we want at our house:
Of course, I had to take a picture for my brother:
This tree was also kind of cool:
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Williamsburg, Virginia
He told about how long it took to make just the wheels.
It took about a full week per wheel between shaping parts and building.
The fancy carriages the Governor used took several months to make.
Though we didn't find horses, we found their halters....
.....and wondered if there were naked horses about.
We also found that they get fancy decorations on their stalls.
We assume this shows they're a better class than the common horse.
Chain saws work SO much faster......*grin*
The lion and unicorn show the Governor has Royal backing, as they are from the British crest
It sported this map of the colonial United States:
My guess would be that he's a circus clown...*grin*
This was the fireplace in one of the bedrooms:
The tiles have a very nice blue delft design.
I never imagined they had a special room for wigs.....
(The one displayed would have been for the Governor)
Avatar was fascinated by the ballroom's wood stoves.
The pictures don't do it justice
George Wythe was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
This woman told us quite a bit about George Wythe,
such as that he was a lawyer who taught Thomas Jefferson.
He explained a bit about colonial cooking and showed us a typical meal.
Only the poorest served meals as we do today (1 meat, 1 vegetable, 1 side dish)
The one big meal, served at mid-day, had a large variety of foods.
"Leftovers" were served at supper time and for breakfast.
It's a working model of our solar system.
I wasn't aware that the colonists knew such advanced information....
As with most places, it was directly behind the church.
As mentioned in the Day One pictures, I like marble stones and their engravings.
This one proved especially fascinating, as it's the same last name as a friend in Vermont.
Can you imagine the man hours involved?
Nine years old - and probably died of something like influenza or smallpox.....
Can you believe this is the grave of an 82 year old woman?
She would have been about the height of my 10-year-old daughter!
This is the one who warned us about "portrait stealers" and Frenchmen....*grin*
(A speaker gave a brief sermon about treating slaves like humans instead of animals)
Seems the perfect place for kids, eh?
(Hey Guido, the one with the "danglies" isn't your girlfriend....hehehe)
It was like a doorway to another dimension.
Maybe they should move this tree to the ENTRANCE of Colonial Williamsburg.......
*BIG grin*